WEEK2 CHAPTER1 MAT485/565

PROPERTIES OF LAPLACE TRANSFORM

1) Theorem
If ℒ { f(t) } = F(s), then ℒ {α f(t) } = α F(s)

Proof:
Suppose ℒ { f(t) } = F(s),
∞
ℒ { α f(t) } = ∫0 𝑒 −𝑠𝑡 𝛼𝑓(𝑡)𝑑𝑡

∞
= α ∫0 𝑒 −𝑠𝑡 𝑓(𝑡)𝑑𝑡 = αℒ{𝑓(𝑡) } = 𝛼 𝐹(𝑠)

Example
Evaluate
a) ℒ { 2e5t } =

b) ℒ { 5 sin 3t } =

2) Theorem (Linearity)

If ℒ { f(t) } = F(s) and ℒ { G(t) } = G(s), then

ℒ { a f(t) ± b g(t) } = a F(s) ± b G(s)

Proof:
Suppose ℒ { f(t) } = F(s) and ℒ { g(t) } = G(s),
∞
ℒ { a f(t) ± b g(t) } = ∫0 𝑒 −𝑠𝑡 (𝑎 𝑓(𝑡) ± 𝑏 𝑔(𝑡))𝑑𝑡
∞ ∞
= 𝑎 ∫0 𝑒 −𝑠𝑡 𝑔(𝑡)𝑑𝑡 ± 𝑏 ∫0 𝑒 −𝑠𝑡 𝑔(𝑡)𝑑𝑡
= a F(s) ± b G(s)

Example
Obtain the Laplace transform for the following
a) ℒ{5 – 3t}
b) ℒ{3t3 – 2 sin3t}
c) ℒ{3 – 2t + 4 cos2t}
d) ℒ{5e-2t + 3 – 2 cos2t}
e) ℒ {6t3– 3t2 + 4t – 2}
f) ℒ {2 cosh3t + 5 sinh3t}
g) ℒ {t2 – 3 cosh4t}

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3) Theorem ( The first shifting)

If ℒ { f(t) } = F(s), then ℒ { eat f(t) } = F(s –a)

Proof:
∞
Suppose ℒ { f(t) } = ∫0 𝑒 −𝑠𝑡 𝑓(𝑡)𝑑𝑡 = F(s),
∞
Then ℒ { eat f(t) } = ∫0 𝑒 𝑎𝑡 𝑒 −𝑠𝑡 𝑓(𝑡)𝑑𝑡
∞
= ∫0 𝑒 −(𝑠−𝑎)𝑡 𝑓(𝑡)𝑑𝑡
Let u = s – a,
∞
∫0 𝑒 −𝑢𝑡 𝑓(𝑡)𝑑𝑡 = f(u) = F(s – a)

Example
Determine
a) ℒ { t e-2t }
b) ℒ { e-3t sin 2t }
c) ℒ { t2 e4t }
d) ℒ { t2 e2t + et cos 2t + 3 }

4) Theorem ( Multiplication by tn – derivatives of transform )

If ℒ { f(t) } = F(s), then
𝑑𝑛 𝑑𝑛
ℒ {tn f(t) } = (−1)𝑛 𝑛 ℒ { 𝑓(𝑡)} = (−1)𝑛 𝑛 (𝐹(𝑠))
𝑑𝑠 𝑑𝑠

Example
a) ℒ { t cosh 3t }
b) ℒ { t2 sin 4t }
c) ℒ { t4 e-2t }
d) ℒ { t2 cos t }

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